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Thunder Show: FURY TRACK
Hi! Welcome to Thunder Show and the most incredible moments of the past week. This episode has a tiny element of surprise in pretty much every replay! Or a big element... Or a big surprise. Let’s get started!
  • 19 January 2024
Battle Pass Vehicles: M551(76)
Today we’re showing you the rather interesting M551(76), an American light tank coming to the game in the upcoming Battle Pass season called “Airborne General”!
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  • 19 January 2024
Battle Pass Vehicles: IL-8
We present to you the experimental IL-8 which is an improved variant of the famous IL-2 attack aircraft. What’s the difference? It has an increased bomb load and signature survivability that’s common to the IL series of aircraft. This new aircraft is available in the new season of the upcoming Battle Pass!
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  • 18 January 2024
Attack From The Skies: Best Bombers for Mixed Battles
In Mixed Battles, bombers can be quite tricky to use effectively. Heavy aircraft carrying dozens of bombs are often way too slow and way too sluggish to keep up with the frantic action on the ground. Nevertheless, there are some bombers that do really well even in this challenging environment, and that’s exactly what we are going to discuss today.
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  • 17 January 2024
Discussing reports related to the Challenger 2 MBT
Hey everyone, thanks for your patience while waiting for this post. Today we’d like to discuss bug reports relating to the Challenger 2 series of tanks, what we’ve already fixed thanks to your reports, and what we’re planning to do in the near future. Let’s dive in and take a look at these reports.
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  • 17 January 2024
Battle Pass Vehicles: Le Triomphant
Today we’re going to be talking about the main naval prize of the upcoming Battle Pass season: the French premium Destroyer Le Triomphant, coming in as one of the fastest Bluewater Fleet ships in the entire game!
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  • 17 January 2024
It's fixed! №85
Today we’ll be talking about the bug fixes and improvements that we’ve been working on in the past 2 weeks. Thanks for your reports!
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  • 17 January 2024
The Shooting Range #389
You are watching The Shooting Range – a weekly show for all tankers, airmen and Captains in War Thunder.
  • 14 January 2024
Thunder Show: SECRET SKILLS
Hi! Welcome to Thunder Show and the most explosive moments of the past week. Sometimes getting a frag is not enough. You simply have to make it look beautiful, too. Let’s get started!
  • 12 January 2024
Special
Swedish Armed Forces Day: The SAV 20.12.48 and a Decal!
On January 14th 1521, Gustav Vasa formed his personal guard. Two and a half years later, he achieved independence of Sweden and became its first king, with his guard becoming part of the victorious army. Sweden, a century later thanks to its army, became one of the most powerful empires in Europe.
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  • 12 January 2024
War Thunder RWRs: The Ultimate Guide
The Sons of Attila update has introduced some major reworks into aircraft radar warning systems. Today we’d like to tell you everything you need to know about RWR.
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  • 10 January 2024
The Shooting Range #388
You are watching The Shooting Range – a weekly show for all tankers, airmen and Captains in War Thunder.
  • 7 January 2024
Thunder Show: LAST SPIN
Hi! Welcome to Thunder Show and the most January moments of the past week. We’ve only just recovered from the holidays, too, so please, no loud sounds and flashing lights... What? Our whole game is loud sounds and explosion flashes? Eh, fair enough. Let’s get started then!
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  • 5 January 2024
Celebrating the Holidays: Winter Vistas 2024
It really smells like turkey and gingerbread cookies here, and that means that we’re deep into the winter holiday season. Last year, we introduced a lot of new winter locations for all types of vehicles, so it makes perfect sense to bring you on a short tour around them to show you the best spots to celebrate winter holidays with your buddies!
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  • 3 January 2024
Server Attack and Compensation on January 2nd
Dear players, on January 2nd at 11:30 UTC, our authentication servers were targeted by malicious attackers. As a result, some of you experienced difficulties logging into the game or using our services. Our technical specialists have stabilized server operations and are taking measures to ensure that such attacks in the future will not be successful.
  • 2 January 2024
The Shooting Range #387
Hello, friends! The New Year is coming in just a few hours, and this means you’re watching this year’s last episode of The Shooting Range. Although, some of you must’ve met 2024 already! In any case, it’s time to remember what 2023 was like in War Thunder. Make yourselves comfortable...
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  • 31 December 2023
Happy New Year 2024!
2023 is now nearly wrapped up. Everyone from Gaijin would like to wish you all a prosperous new year — we wish you fantastic celebrations and a happy and healthy 2024 with your friends and family. Here’s to another year!
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  • 31 December 2023
Thunder Show: FLYING WARSHIP
Hi! Welcome to Thunder Show and the most incredible moments of the past week. We’ve got some pretty unbelievable hits, a collection of spectacular encounters, and some good old heroism. Let’s get started!
  • 29 December 2023